I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Sep 2020
Interview
Reached out to Google via their own website & submitted a detail letter stating some technical plan, if accepted.
Recruiter reached out, we set a date & then proceeded to first phone interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What happens when you search google, under the hood.
2. Algorithmically concurrent sorting of a list, explain the technical bits that bring data from browser to server and the result page back in the browser
It was great, DSA rounds focused heavily! Overall 4-6 rounds expected and last round for projects, It was hasd DSA round, focused on graphs dp and advanced topics. Focus on DSA and DSA and DSA
The process includes referral, followed by an online assessment, then a first round with two interviews (Googliness & Leadership and coding), and a second round consisting of two technical coding interviews.
I was asked leetcode riddles. First call recruiter. Hence 2 technical interviews. Finally I got to solve the problems. Got feedback. Make sure to look at how the code reads